diff --git a/.github/scripts/update-release-changelog.sh b/.github/scripts/update-release-changelog.sh
index b9f717fe..ea976136 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/update-release-changelog.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/update-release-changelog.sh
@@ -166,10 +166,27 @@ commit_and_push_changelog() {
     if [[ "${previous_version_ref,,}" == "null" ]]; then
         commit_msg="${commit_msg} (hotfix - no test plan)"
     fi
-    if ! git commit -am "${commit_msg}"; then
+    
+    local changes_committed=false
+    if git commit -am "${commit_msg}"; then
+        changes_committed=true
+    else
         echo "No changes detected; skipping commit."
     fi
 
+    # Check if there are any differences between the changelog branch and release branch
+    if ! ${changes_committed}; then
+        echo "Checking for differences between ${changelog_branch} and ${release_branch}.."
+        if ! git diff --quiet "origin/${release_branch}" "HEAD"; then
+            echo "Differences found between branches; proceeding with PR creation."
+        else
+            echo "No differences between ${changelog_branch} and ${release_branch}."
+            echo "Branches are already in sync; skipping PR creation."
+            echo "Changelog workflow completed successfully (no updates needed)."
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
     local pr_body="This PR updates the change log for ${version}."
     if [[ "${previous_version_ref,,}" == "null" ]]; then
         pr_body="${pr_body} (Hotfix - no test plan generated.)"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d561c1e..d4108466 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-  - Adds ability to merge Version Bump PRs with PR comment ([#179](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/179))
+- Adds ability to merge Version Bump PRs with PR comment ([#179](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/179))
 
-### Changed  
-
-  - Update to use topology.json instead of old teams.json for commits.csv during create release pr ([#180](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/180))
+### Changed
 
+- Update to use topology.json instead of old teams.json for commits.csv during create release pr ([#180](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/180))
 
 ## [1.1.0]
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   - Some inputs were renamed for consistency across actions.
 - Bump `actions/checkout` and `actions/setup-node` to `v6` ([#173](https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/pull/173))
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.1.2...HEAD
+[1.1.2]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.2
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0
 [1.0.0]: https://github.com/MetaMask/github-tools/releases/tag/v1.0.0